Bilateral Mastectomy Not Tied to Better Survival in BRCA1-Positive Breast Cancer
SAN ANTONIO — Bilateral mastectomy as initial treatment for women with breast cancer and a pathogenic BRCA1 variant was not linked to better survival, according to an international analysis. Compared with breast-conserving treatment (BCT), bilateral mastectomy was not significantly associated with a reduction in mortality in this population of patients (HR 0.83, P=0.52), reported Kelly […]
Paralympian Superstar Swimmer’s Fibular Hemimelia
Paralympian swimmer Jessica Long was born with bilateral fibular hemimelia, a congenital shortening or absence of the fibula. If you watched any of the Tokyo Olympics, you were no doubt moved by a commercial from Toyota that featured Long, depicting a phone call to her parents about a baby they are going to adopt from […]